The thrilling conclusion to the URFitational

Riot·Mar 31, 2015·3 votes·112,398 views

Two rival League teams, not at all the same, in hallowed halls, where we broadcast our stream, from ancient grudge to grand final stage, where first blood makes for broken hearts and crushed dreams.

The moment we’ve all awaited longer than we even knew what it was we waited for... is upon us. We prepare to embark on a journey to the pinnacle of human endeavor. The two most prestigious clubs in gaming have clawed and clambered their way to the top of the most venerable, historic tradition of the modern age: the URFitational.

Fighting in the azure corner, having made their name dominating checkers play in the early 1800s but with their current crop reaping years of careful seeding in the field of League of Legends, the Ye Olde League Organization looks to continue their success with an URFitational crown.

And clad in crimson are the less-longstanding but not less-distinguished scions of skillshots, the Society of Worth Assessing Gentlemen. With their rugged history in stickball, they rely on the savage instincts that propelled them to just under the top. They’ll be looking to summit the mount with a victory in the final.

Join a veritable who’s who from the expert ranks of shoutcasters and our esteemed hosts as they break down all of the action directly from the secret location of the honorable tournament itself. Aim your FM receivers to lolesports.com on April 1 at 3 PM PDT and experience all of the deep strategy, innovative tactics, and smashingly slow gameplay the New Ultra Rapid Fire update delivers in the Grand Finals of the 2015 URFitational!

In the words of the traditional opening Thoreau quote of the URFitational, “I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die discover that I had not lived.”

688 Comments

fish4hosedotcomMar 31, 2015356 votes

It's nurf or nothing

Icathian CreedMar 31, 201550 votes

give this man a cookie, or maybe some bacon

MGMfishMar 31, 201539 votes

item 2010 why not some Poro snax!

fish4hosedotcomMar 31, 201525 votes

Thank you item 2054

BunzatoMar 31, 2015263 votes

Scarra - "What am I doing here?"

lightdragoon88Mar 31, 201543 votes

item 3113 ** You will become one with Urf. **

NorthwakeMar 31, 201517 votes

Noooooooo not the spatula PLEASE

Dr Mudkip MD PhDMar 31, 2015175 votes

YOLO vs SWAG. The age old question shall be answered tomorrow.

Teemo the ThotMar 31, 2015173 votes

Someone say my name?

RoaminMar 31, 201561 votes

It doesn't matter, whoever wins...we lose

Jet KusanagiMar 31, 2015115 votes

"After I dyed my hair pink, I went back to my roots."

Well played, Hotshot.

Waited URF 6 yrsMar 31, 201597 votes

Just read my name Rito- How much I am disappointed.

ArkmeMar 31, 201568 votes

Oh man this looks so awesome I can't wait. I lag a lot so I always die, but I think with NURF mode I will finally be able to win again. summoner 4

Cinnamon BreadMar 31, 201531 votes

U really want to play 3 hours games ? Amumu

lce PoseidonMar 31, 201511 votes

worth

MGMfishMar 31, 201540 votes

wURF* m8

League is a DrugMar 31, 201555 votes

I hope that NURF is a thing for at least a day, because I really want to try it at least once. Leblanc

momongaMar 31, 201546 votes

Riot you will be the most hated company on the face of the planet if you don't bring back the actual URF by trolling your entire player base after a years begging of bringing it back.

Aatrox HerselfMar 31, 2015260 votes

Nah, EA still exists.

MasterVidallisMar 31, 2015134 votes

And Comcast.

Devilia SatanicaMar 31, 201592 votes

rito pls fix concast.

Sold Soul For RPMar 31, 201526 votes

Concast definitely makes more sense then comcast

ryvnkeslerMar 31, 201517 votes

I think you mean comtrash.

ZydronMar 31, 201548 votes

Not to mention Ubisoft with their last few entries

LemonSnaxMar 31, 201532 votes

Can't forget the best part about Ubisoft, UPlay

FizzInTheASolMar 31, 201530 votes

why are people down voting, I personally didn't spam for URF, but I still think its better than dominion, and was hella fun to play with friends. The reason you play is for fun, so why not make a fun game mode.

Gamebird8Mar 31, 201524 votes

If they made URF an actual gamemode, no one, except people who play professionally, would play Normals, Ranked, and ARAM.
Besides thats what ARAM is for.

And if they are gonna make an Official new gamemode, they should look at things like Ultimate Bravery, and others I haven't heard about.

TheRicanTerraMar 31, 201514 votes

what? i played ranked while urf was out last time.. urf has nothing to play for.. no urf ranked.. people will still play ranked unless they want to sit at bronze forever.

Samus Aran OPApr 1, 20156 votes

ranks is a thing of your mind it doesn't really mean anything in life.

Doctor LeeMar 31, 201518 votes

I personally can't hate Riot, they put in a lot of effort in LoL and slapping them in the face for that is just completely unnecessary and cruel.

RisengawMar 31, 201546 votes

It's too bad team M.L.G. and 420 were beaten in the semifinals, good luck to both teams S.W.A.G. and Y.O.L.O.

MentalLokiMar 31, 201542 votes

Im pretty sure that it will ust be regular urf. This is probably a april fools joke. If Riot did do this there would be way to many people that leave league. I mean who would wanna play this gamemode? (No offense for people who do wanna play this) But i mean. Most people would get mad beacause they're expecting URF. Pls let this be a april fools joke. Amumu

KrittyMar 31, 2015105 votes

Yes, people would leave League because of a completely optional game mode.

Let's not get over-dramatic. Even if this isn't a joke, people aren't just going to leave because of it.

Keiji KiryiraMar 31, 201524 votes

They would leave because millions of people have asked for a gamemode and they didn't get it, just remember that it's april fools too. Anything could be a joke, you'll never know.

KrittyMar 31, 201549 votes

People have said they were leaving with the last few featured game modes... And they're right back in the comments the next day begging for URF again.

As long as they feel that there's a possibility that URF may return, they won't leave.

I'll be honest, if people leave because URF doesn't get brought back, that's fewer people that don't care about the game clogging up the other queues.

shrug

Aevo 55Mar 31, 201546 votes

What if the April fools joke is that NURF isn't an April fools joke?

JingerbeardmanMar 31, 20159 votes

By gorge I think hes got it!

DxD RiasMar 31, 201568 votes

I would. Urf is love. Urf is life.

DeadlyStalkerMar 31, 201536 votes

This is fake . It was already stated that NURF would come in the 32 of march.

AFK at KeyboardMar 31, 201535 votes

I've been waiting for this since February 30th.

MopedMar 31, 201534 votes

#bringbacknurf

hot cosbyMar 31, 201524 votes

I love this idea. All you people complaining and begging for urf, and rito is like april fools, here's nurf. QQ on toxic league community, keep doing your thing rito

BlongTreyLoMar 31, 201524 votes

Some people had not played URF Mode though tempting cus of the many videos made of it. It would be nice if Both URF and NURF were open at same time, though they never do two modes at once it would be nice for the community. Since NURF is a new game mode it should be on the Normal PVP Game list while URF should be on the Custom Game list (Temporarily). Sounds Fair? Since some wants to try NURF, and the majority wants URF. Wouldn't mind both at once. Draven

Unidentify BotMar 31, 201516 votes

Zilean I agree, but I can't tell you if I can see that coming or not~

DakadoonMar 31, 201515 votes

Rito reported for yoloswag

MrEpicSockMar 31, 201514 votes

I am at a loss of words for this whole "Nurf" thing.

YerAWizardCarryMar 31, 201513 votes

Will you all just shut up? Every time i go to check a sale or the free rotation, i always see someone saying bring back Urf, now they bring back Urf but with a little changes and you all start crying again!

SkywellGamesMar 31, 201524 votes

First off, yes the people saying bring back URF are annoying as heck, but this isn't URF with a little changes, look at this, then at old URF, this is exact opposite. In fact, the really annoying thing is last year, when they brought us URF the gamemode, instead of URF the manatee.